Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-11
AT LAST.
The Fate Of the Anar-
ChiStS Settled.
LlNGGS TERRIBLE SUICIDE,
Flelden and SChWab'S Sen
tsncHS COMMITTED,
THE OTHERS DOOMED TO HANG.
Full Text Of the Decision Of Governor
OSleSby.
EXCITING SCENES AT THE JAIL.
The Police and Military Prepared
for Any Emergency That
May Arise.
EXCITING SCENES AT THE JAIL.
The Police and Military Prepared
for Any Emergency That
May Arise.
IsPEGAL DISPATCHES TO THE RBcoRD-uN1os.

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CHICAGO, November 10th.-Louis Lingg,
the Anarchist, will never speak again.
Quick and awful as was ever the act of his
Creator, the voice that cried "Hoche die
anarchie" has become silenced forever.
What seemed muffled, horrible echo of
the fearful bomb at the Haymarket came
sudden in his lonely cell this morning.
That instant the mans face, which, belying
his fend-like deeds, has seemed as beauti-
full as an archangel's, was made revolt
ing mass of blood and shreds of tangled
flesh. Louis Lingg was triumphant, despite
all the human efforts. He had effaced
from even his countenance every trace of
Gods image. For a single instant. with
his back against the bars of Lingg's cell
door, the stalwart guard stood stupifed
while puff of blue smoke from the dark
recess behind unneticed crossed his shoul-
der. Then ensued wild rush OF deputies,
and changing of iron gates, and above the
confusion and din the hoarse shouting of
the guard; It's Linggl It's Lingg that
came from Linggw A rapid. cautious
movement by the turnkey flung the cell
door open, and with an eager peer into the
shadow two excited deputies jumped pell.
nell in. Their CALCULATIONS of terror
brought other guards quickly within, and
the awful discovery was made that the un-
fortunate man had cheated the gallows.
Shortly after O'Clock this morning the
efficers were startled by loud report, and
1t was soon found that Lingg, one of the
Anarchists-and the most desperate of the
lot-had attempted suicide by means of a
Illuminating cap. He held the cap in his
mouth and lit it with candle which was
burning in his cell. The explosion was
the first warning the Jail people had. The
guard, seeing him with candle in his
hand, supposed that he was lighting a
cigar. From the effects of the explosion
half OF his head was torn away.
Immediately after the explosion Deputy
O'Neil rushed into Lingg's cell, which was
completely enveloped in smoke. There he
found the young Anarchist lying on his
back with great holes in his head, from
which blood flowed in torrents. He was
a. once hurried into the jail office and
placed ON q table. He was still breathing
family, and while Dr. Gray was examining
him he coughed slightly, and blood poured
forth again from his terrible wounds and
from his mouth and nose The physician
said that the man could only live an hour
or so, at the most, and he expected his
death every minute.
A FRIGHTFUL SPECTACLE.
Lingg presented horrible sight. The
lower part OF bis jaw was completely torn
Oft and his thick auburn hair was matted
with blood. His cheeks were torn out and
hung down in jagged pieces on his neck.
His teeth were knocked out. gums torn
away, and but small stump of the ioneue
appeared protrudipg from the mangled
throat. The upper part and Immediately
under the lower part of the jaw bone ter
rible gap was torn out from the inside. The
ball of the thumb of the left hand. with
which he had touched off the explosive in
his mouth, was torn open.
HOW THE DEED WAS DONE.
After the affair, when his cell was
searched, another candle was found. At
the top of it, barely concealed by the ends
of the wick, second Illuminating cap was
found. So it is supposed that Lingg's at
tempted suicide was committed with one
similarly hidden. The candles were fur
nished by the jail, so that the CAPS must
have been put in by Lingg himself.
Jailer Foltz at once gave orders to have
every one of the cells searched, and Parsons
was the first one upon which an examina
ton was made. When Engel was being
searched he completely broke down. and
cried ike child, and is still so prostrated
that he is not yet fully restored
ACTING STRANGELY.
All day yesterday it was. thought that
Lingg acted differently from usual. On
Tuesday night he gave out his farewell
address," which was written for the Alarm
Parsons old paper. In it he cited at
length his grievances, and closed as fol-
lows:
Now, with a last and earnest farewell TO all
friends and comrades, and with final wishes
for their prosperity, close with view of GER
talnty tnat shall never have chance of see
ing You again, my beloved comrades With an
earnest and hearty wish for your future success
in life. Your comrade. Hocb Die Anarclie
LOUIS LINGG.
THE DEADLY INSTRUMENT
When Jailer Folz made an examination
of the cell, on the floor he found the she'll
OF Illuminating cap. The Sheriff said
tnere nad been undoubtedly dynamite in
it. The explosion was terrific. 1t startled
the officials, who thought it was bomb
the noise was so great. The shell was so
small as TO allow the smuggling of it in
the jail without trouble.
At 10:15 DR.. GRAY, after further examina
ton, found that the tissues of the throat.
neck and the front of the Jaw had been
torn away. He administered stimulants
Dut Jailed TO arouse the man. Yet the doc
tor stated, there was faint possibility that
Lingg might live.
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN.
Within fifteen minutes after the explo.
sion, Fischer, Parsons and Engel were
taken from their cells and searched in the
Jailers private Office. All of their clothing
was taken from them, and new suits were
given them. The Sheriff SAYS that Lingr
was stripped and carefully searched yester
day and the day before.
ExcTTEMEFr ABOUT THE CITY.
The news of Lingg's dreadful deed cres-
ted the most profound excitement at the
Sheritfs office. The Intelligence was re-
ceived there almost Immediately after the
event. With pale faces and excitedlooks
the deputies crowded together to compare
notes and then separated 10 take allotted
parts in forwarding intelligence or holding
themselves IN readiness for whatever might
happen.